Lynn Frantzen Minneapolis Real Estate

April 2009 - Posts

• Some really nice starter homes on the market

  I have been out showing properties this week in several areas and some of the homes are really showing nice. I showed a foreclosure tonight that looked almost like new construction. With the daylight lasting later we can really use the after work hours Read More... Posted Thursday, April 23, 2009 7:20 PM by Lynn Frantzen | 0 Comments

• Today's Market Update from Local Realtor's Assocation

  "Hopeful signs of a Twin Cities housing market recovery carry on thanks to a combination of no growth in the spring supply of homes for sale and still-improving sales figures. Helping to keep inventory down is slow new listing activity, a metric Read More... Posted Monday, April 20, 2009 7:36 PM by Lynn Frantzen | 0 Comments Filed under: Market Conditions

• New Listing Comming Soon

  I have a new listing in Brooklyn Park comming on the market shortly. It is a wonderful 4-level split home with an inground swimming pool. This is a traditional seller - no banks involved! Seller just had the exterior painted, installed new laminate floor, Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 15, 2009 8:16 PM by Lynn Frantzen | 0 Comments Filed under: Announcements

• Multiple Offers, Highest and Best

  I am seeing more and more multiple offers on homes priced for the first time home buyer and upper scale homes. When a bank receives more than one offer on a property they may or may not even tell the buyer. If they do tell the buyer the wording "Highest Read More... Posted Monday, April 13, 2009 5:16 PM by Lynn Frantzen | 0 Comments Filed under: Market Conditions

• Puppy Meets the Horses.... Loves Manure

  My new puppy has learned how to squeeze between the fence and the gate to say hi to the horses. Bella now smells like a real dog. This really has nothing to do with Real Estate but many of my clients have now met Bella. She loves to travel in the car Read More... Posted Tuesday, April 07, 2009 7:32 PM by Lynn Frantzen | 0 Comments

• I showed over 40 homes this weekend - most were foreclosures

  I saw 3 out of 4 corners of the Twin Cities this past weekend and showed over 40 homes. Each area the dominate sales were foreclosures. The majority of these homes were clean and presented decently. If a buyer can over look the need for fresh paint and Read More... Posted Monday, April 06, 2009 5:45 AM by Lynn Frantzen | 0 Comments Filed under: Market Conditions

• Chase provides a 1 day window of approval on short sale closing

  Unbelieveable! We were down to the wire, looking at only 1 day before the end of the redemption period and we recieve an approval letter for a short sale with Chase. Buyer, Seller, Realtors, Title Company, and Lender Attorneys all worked very quickly Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 01, 2009 11:01 AM by Lynn Frantzen | 0 Comments Filed under: Short Sales